LIFE ONLINE SHORTS
Sunday 3/15
11:30 AM - 1:15 PM Greenstone Cinema
Much of human culture and connection today is shaped by how we interact and what we see online. Amidst ongoing conversations about screen time, artificial intelligence, current and future relationship dynamics and health, the shorts in this block examine the collision of digital life and physical life.
Q&A
11m
11m
15m
4m
IRL
Clitoris Andromeda
Benefits
The Right Vintage Notorious for committing multiple cybercrimes, Sonny Marcato has served his sentence in a prison stationed on the edge of a black hole, where time is essentially frozen. For his release, Sonny requested nothing more than to enjoy his favorite whisky on his way back to Earth… to celebrate what is to come.
Leah, a 19-year-old gamer who clings to an online romance as a lifeline against her anxiety and isolation. When her family questions Jasper’s existence, Leah is forced to confront the blurred line between digital intimacy and real-world connection, ultimately rediscovering her creativity and opening herself to authentic relationships.
A hapless father brings his one- year old to his first day of work at an office job, and is unwittingly absorbed into the "work family" of his overbearing supervisor.
After dropping out of college mid- semester, Shayla moves back home to Minnesota and begins performing as an online sex worker under the noses of her parents.
10m
15m
10m
The Muster at Marquette
Portal P
Workday
An independent game developer, after his violent game is rejected, discovers a mysterious cube that draws him into a cycle of real violence—where the game is no longer just on the screen.
Grinding through a depersonalized workday during the pandemic, two people struggle to find a shred of genuine intimacy in their lives.
Follow The Tolkien Fandom Oral History Collection, which aims to gather 6,000 oral histories from fans around the world. The project is led by Dr. William Fliss, the archivist in charge of a special
collection of J.R.R. Tolkien manuscripts at Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI.
29
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
TAG US IN YOUR FESTIVAL PHOTOS!
Made with FlippingBook interactive PDF creator